The relative reactivity of 1°, 2°, 3° hydrogen’s towards chlorination is 1 : 3.8 : 5. Calculate the percentages of all monochlorinated products obtained from 2-methylbutane.

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The structure of 2-methylbutane is 

2-methylbutane

	Total number	Total amount of monochlorinated Product	% of monochlorinated product
1°	9	9	41.7
2°	2	7.6	35.2
3°	1	5	23.1

 

<p><span data-teams="true">This is a short answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar</span></p><p>The structure of 2-methylbutane is&nbsp;</p><div><div><picture><source srcset="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1743662361phpyFCF0T_480x360.jpeg" media=" (max-width: 500px)"><img src="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/images/articles/1743662361phpyFCF0T.jpeg" alt="" width="148" height="83"></picture></div></div><p>2-methylbutane</p><table><tbody><tr><td width="27">&nbsp;</td><td width="93"><p>Total number&nbsp;</p></td><td width="160"><p>Total amount of monochlorinated</p><p>Product</p></td><td><p>% of monochlorinated product</p></td></tr><tr><td width="27"><p>1°</p></td><td width="93"><p>9</p></td><td width="160"><p>9</p></td><td><p>41.7</p></td></tr><tr><td width="27"><p>2°</p></td><td width="93"><p>2</p></td><td width="160"><p>7.6</p></td><td><p>35.2</p></td></tr><tr><td width="27"><p>3°</p></td><td width="93"><p>1</p></td><td width="160"><p>5</p></td><td><p>23.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p>

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